danielg@uncmed.med.unc.edu (01/30/91)
First of all, my apologies for sending a test message ahead first. I have had trouble cross posting in the past, and wanted to be sure before I typed in a long article. Got many 'kind' flames concerning my test, plus a short but sweet letter from my sys.admin telling me of my netiquette breach - there are correct ways of doing these things :-}. We are about to purchase a b/w flatbed scanner for scanning in images (line drawings and some photos) for use with Freelance+, and perhaps First Choice and Illustrator. We desire to spend <$1500, and might consider a color scanner if the price is right (<$2000). The latest comparison I could find was in PCMag Mar 28,1989. From this article (good one) I came up with 3 finalists. They are: HP SCANJET - $1990, fully fit to go - runs under windows with 'Scanning Gallery' - supports .MSP .PCX .IMG .TIF file formats DATACOPY 730GS (XEROX) - $2690 - 16 *or* 64 greys - supports .IMG .PCX .TIF formats CHINON DS-3000 - $995 (wow!) - has overhead reader (shadows are a problem) - .PCX format only? not sure. Will be running on a 386-33 machine. Output device will be HPIII laser printer. Anyone have any experience with the above machines, or can suggest another? I'm sure the prices must be lower now. A couple of color scanners caught my eye: EPSON ES-300C - $2500 as of May 1990 - supports .TIF .TGA .EPS .PCX. MSP .IMG but not .GIF(?) or .BMP (Windows paint prg) file formats - article says that it only supports 4 printers (Epson LQ-860, LQ-2500, HP PaintJet, HP3630). How can it support all of the above file formats but not be able to print? I thought it was the printer's job to be able to print certain types of formats. Or is it the software's? And if it is, if the Epson software can't handle it, perhaps the application that I am using to manipulate the image can. Can someone clear this up for me? Thanks. PANASONIC FX-RS307U - $2000 as of May 1990 - .TIF or .PCX formats All advice appreciated. Please email, will post summary if there is interest. dan =========================================================================== "Artists and scientists are OK as long as they are out exercising their transcendence; when they come home at night they are as screwed-up as anyone else." Richard Eder, L.A. Times
huis@testeng1.misemi (Stephen Hui) (01/31/91)
How about "The Complete PC Flatbed Scanner" ? I bought one last month and it works great. It is a 256 Gray Scale Scanner and it will support color with the extra software for "Picture Publisher". The only disadvantage is "Picture Publisher" saves image file in TIFF only. May be some other software will work with the scanner. I'm able to scan and then fax out with "The PC Fax Card (Communicator)". This scanner is compatible with HP Page Scanner. I hope this scanner will work for you. Stephen ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Stephen Hui uunet!mitel!testeng1!huis Mitel Corporation Tel: (613) 592-5660 X4959 Kanata, Ontario, CANADA Fax: (613) 592-4784
v105mahs@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (Peter P Donohue) (02/01/91)
In article <2430@beguine.UUCP>, danielg@uncmed.med.unc.edu writes... >We are about to purchase a b/w flatbed scanner for scanning in images >(line drawings and some photos) for use with Freelance+, and perhaps First >Choice and Illustrator. We desire to spend <$1500, and might consider a >color scanner if the price is right (<$2000). The latest comparison I >could find was in PCMag Mar 28,1989. From this article (good one) I came >up with 3 finalists. They are: > > HP SCANJET > - $1990, fully fit to go > - runs under windows with 'Scanning Gallery' > - supports .MSP .PCX .IMG .TIF file formats I've done some work with an HP desktop scanner (not sure if it was a Scanjet). It ran an older version of Scanning Gallery (one that ran under Windows v2). It would scan the pictures in to .TIF and provided some export capability (though I use Hijaak for any serious graphic format conversion). It has a nice option of letting you do some simple editing (like clipping off borders) of the pictures that you have scanned. I have had no complaints (other than it only being a BW scanner). > .. on Epson's color scanner... > - article says that it only supports 4 printers (Epson > LQ-860, LQ-2500, HP PaintJet, HP3630). How can it > support all of the above file formats but not be able to > print? I thought it was the printer's job to be able to > print certain types of formats. Or is it the > software's? And if it is, if the Epson software can't > handle it, perhaps the application that I am using to > manipulate the image can. Can someone clear this up for > me? Thanks. The scanner's job is to scan the pictures. Once you scan the pictures in, you can convert them (whether through the software provided with the scanner or something like Hijaak) to a format useable by your software. I've never printed anything with the scanner's software. I always import it into Ventura to print (which is where I will be printing final copies from). Good luck. Pete ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter P. Donohue - University at Buffalo, Graduate School of Management bitnet: V105MAHS@UBVMS . "Education is a journey internet: V105MAHS@UBVMS.CC.BUFFALO.EDU . not a destination..."
randy@chinet.chi.il.us (Randy Suess) (02/02/91)
] .. on Epson's color scanner... ] - article says that it only supports 4 printers (Epson ] LQ-860, LQ-2500, HP PaintJet, HP3630). How can it ] support all of the above file formats but not be able to ] print? I have one. It can act as a color copier, with no computer involved. Plug one of the above printers directly into its serial or parallel port, and while scanning a color picture in, it will print it out on the printer at the same time. The scanner comes with a bunch of nice software, most of which do a great job on color scanning with many options for type of color, output formats, etc. Local price with PC interface is less than $1400. -- Randy Suess randy@chinet.chi.il.us